Energy Generation in Space

Mounting mechanical devices on a large body such as
the moon would be useful IF you can have a human
presence in place to maintain them. Solar cells, with
their four orders of magnitude greater reliability,
require very little human intervention, a great big
plus in geo sync orbit or anywhere humans are not
available. Teleoperated robots are feasable in geo
sync orbit but not at the distance from earth to luna.
WAY too much lag time,,,

GAry 7

What if the turbines were mounted on the
lunarsurface? Let's say you had multiple turbines,
working independently ofeach other to isolate any
failures and allow for periodic maintenance. Transfer
all reactions to the planet. Mechanical and rotary
systemsare all prone to failure and require
maintenance, but we do have a longexperience base with
the technology, and a base on the Moon would
allowtending of the machinery. Is this preferable
to a more exotictechnology?

Andy

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